. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. 154 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT forms an angle of more than 60 degrees with the ground, to the badly ' clubbed ' foot, in which the horn at the toe forms a right angle with the ground, or is even directed obliquely backwards and downwards, so that the coronary margin overhangs the solar edge of the wall. Sijmptoms.—Even in its least pronounced form the con- dition is apparent at a glance, the alteration in the angle formed by the hoof with the ground striking the eye at once, and the heels, as compared with the toe, appearing. Fig. 8S.—The Club-f
. Diseases of the horse's foot. Hoofs; Horses. 154 DISEASES OF THE HORSE'S FOOT forms an angle of more than 60 degrees with the ground, to the badly ' clubbed ' foot, in which the horn at the toe forms a right angle with the ground, or is even directed obliquely backwards and downwards, so that the coronary margin overhangs the solar edge of the wall. Sijmptoms.—Even in its least pronounced form the con- dition is apparent at a glance, the alteration in the angle formed by the hoof with the ground striking the eye at once, and the heels, as compared with the toe, appearing. Fig. 8S.—The Club-foot. much too high. AVhen the condition is slight, the wall of the toe is about twice as high as that of the heels, while in the most marked form the toe and the heels may in height be nearly equal (see Fig. 83). When congenital, but little interference with the action is noticed. Such animals, by reason of their ' stiltiness,' are unfit for the saddle, but at ordinary work will perform their duties equally well with the animal of normal - shaped feet. When acquired as the result of overwork, of contracted tendons, or other causes, however, the gait becomes stumbling and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reeks, H. Caulton. London : Bailière, Tindall etc.
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